New Publications

ALPHABETICAL CATALOGUE OF CICHLIDS by A. Ufermann, R. Allgayer & M. Geerts. 1987, 1st edition. vol. 1. Orders to be sent to: M. Robert Allgayer, 15, rue des Hirondelles, F-67350 Dauendorf, France. Price: FF75.00 + surface mail (ca. US$25.00). 2nd edition is in preparation, and available in 1998 or later. Also available is the Appendix of the years 1987 -1996 to the above Catalogue. Orders for a xerox-copy (at present 66 pp) should be sent to my above address with US$15 including cost of surface mail. Word 6.0 version is also available at the same price.

BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF FISHES IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN ESTUARIES. This book by leading estuarine ichthyologist Dr. Alan Whitfield comprises six major sections - the first part traces the history of estuarine ichthyology in southern Africa and examines the range of estuarine environments available to fishes; the second reviews the life-history styles of fishes, evolutionary aspects relating to fish species diversity and the factors influencing estuarine utilization; the third synthesizes available information on 100 of the more abundant or interesting species; the fourth chapter integrates the ichthyofauna with the various types of estuarine environments found on the subcontinent; the fifth examines both natural and anthropogenic impacts on estuarine fish assemblages; and the final section provides an overview on a variety of conservation orientated topics influencing estuarine fish communities. These include the presentation of a classification for the assessment of estuarine dependence by different groups of fishes, and an examination of present and future conservation trends on the subcontinent. Published: June 1998. Size: 295 x 210 mm. Pages: iv + 223. Hardcover. Price*: UK 30 pounds; US$50. *For packaging and postage (insured surface mail) add: UK 8 pounds (European or Asian address), US$12 (North or South American address). Send bank draft or Visa/Mastercard details to: The Secretary, J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa. [Tel. +27-(0)46 636-1002; Fax +27 (0)46 622-2403].

CATALOGO DE LOS PECES MARINOS DE BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR (ISBN 970-18-0338-8. 346 pp) by Jose De La Cruz Aguero et al. is now available. The book represent a compilation of biological, ecological and taxonomic information about fishes from BCS, Mexican state with longest coastlines (Gulf of California and Pacific coast) includes illustrations, identification characters, distribution, literature etc. Specimens of all species are deposited at Ichthyological collection (CI) in CICIMAR-IPN. Cost $10.00 US dollars plus shipping and handling. Information: Jose De La Cruz Aguero: jcruz@vmredipn.ipn.mx

CATALOG OF FISHES. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. Eschmeyer, W.N., C. Ferraris, Jr., M. Hoang and D. Long. 2905 pp. in three hardbound volumes plus a CD-ROM. Ordering information is at http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology or contact us by e-mail at mhoang@calacademy.org or by Fax at 415 750 7148. Basic price is $150 (domestic except California), $162.32 (California) and $170 (foreign), surface/librate-rate shipping included.

CHECK-LISTS (in preparation) of all cichlid-taxa in alphabetical order (by A. Ufermann) including 5 subfamilies, 24 tribes, 4 sutribes, 227 genera, 16 subgenera, 1311 species and 80 subspecies. This is a provisorium after published papers of some well-known authors. Check-list No. 1: all taxa in alphabetical order; No. 2: all taxa of Middle America; No. 3: all South American cichlids; No. 4: all cichlids of Lake Malawi; No. 5: all cichlids of Lake Tanganyika; No. 6: all cichlids of Lake Victoria; No. 7: all cichlids of Africa not restricted to the 3 great lakes; No. 8: all cichlids of Israel, Iran, Madagascar, India and Sri Lanka. Unfortunately I cannot publish copies of this work because I need it for the 2nd edition of the "Alphabetical catalogue of cichlids". The numbers of included taxa are available on request. Please contact A. Ufermann at http://www.aquanet.de/autoren/au-cichlid/

A COMPARISON OF OLD WORLD AND NEW WORLD TROPICAL CYPRINODONTS. A parallel outlook of similar and distinctive characteristics regarding distribution, evolution, ecology, behavior, morpho-meristics, genetics and color pattern. 109 pp., 17 figs. PUBLISHER: Societe Francaise d'Ichtyologie, same address as the author. Date of Publication: October, 10. 1998. Public Price: 60 French Francs (by Credit Card). Author: Jean H. Huber, Laboratoire d'Ichtyologie Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, 43 rue Cuvier, 75231 PARIS cedex 05, France fax: (33) 1 40 79 37 71

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FISHES (ed. 2). J.R. Paxton & W.N. Eschmeyer (eds). 1998. San Diego: Academic Press. 240 pp. ISBN 0-12-547665-5. The second edition of this handsome volume, with 44 chapters by 49 authors, is now available. The conservation status of threatened species and classification of many groups have been updated.

FIELD GUIDE TO THE FISHES OF ISRAEL, by D. Golani with photographs by D. Darom. Published in Hebrew with scientific and English names by Keter Publishing House, Jerusalem. The Guide includes over 300 Red Sea, Mediterranean and Freshwater species, each of which is represented by an original vivid color photograph, distribution map, its biology and, where applicable, its contribution to fishery.

THE FRESHWATER FISHES OF THE INDIAN REGION by Dr. K.C. Jayaram. An up-to-date compendium of all information available up to 1997 of the freshwater fish fauna of this region. The classification adopted is generally after Nelson's Fishes of the World (1994), Howes (1991) with inputs from Eschmeyer's Genera of Fishes (1990). For Cyprinine genera the order of arrangement proposed by Rainboth (1991) has been adhered to. In respect of nemacheilines the arrangement proposed by Banarescu and Nalbant (1995), Kottelat (1990) have been followed. The Indian region as conceived here includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka within their political boundaries. Afghanistan and other border areas are excluded. All primary freshwater fishes are listed and many secondary and peripheral species are included. A uniform pattern of citation is adopted. Brief salient feature of all the taxa up to orders are given. Descriptive details in respect of families and genera are provided. Synonymies include the latest valid name, first reference, type-designations and more important pertinent references to that taxa. Species are not described, but listed alphabetically with their known range of distribution. Genera are arranged according to their known phylogenetic and intergeneric affinities. Keys and simple drawings are given. Synonyms, notes on species, genera, nomenclatural clarifications are given as foot-notes. For many genera the more common species are illustrated as plate figs. A total of 270 genera with 847 species under 72 families, 16 orders, a glossary of 218 technical terms, a bibliography of 625 references, 241 figs and 18 plates are in the book. Published by M/S Narendra Publishing House, 1417 Kishen Dutt Street, Maliwara, Delhi 110 006 INDIA (Fax 211 3355). Pre-publication orders and inquiries may be placed with them. Probable release date: Jan. 1999. Author's address: Dr. K.C. Jayaram, Pitambar Pant National Environment Fellow, Madras Science Foundation, "Padmaja", 22 III Main Road, Officers colony, Adambakkam, Chennai, 600 088 INDIA.

INTERTIDAL FISHES: LIFE IN TWO WORLDS edited by M.H. Horn, K.L.M. Martin and M.A. Chotkowski. Academic Press, San Diego, 399p., published in October 1998 with 1999 publication date, $69.95 (hardcover). This book comprises 17 chapters written by 21 authors on virtually all aspects of the biology of fishes occupying rocky (mainly) shores of the world. Major topics include methods, vertical distribution patterns, physiological specializations, behavior and sense organs, reproduction, trophic relationships, community structure, and systematics and biogeography.

MARINE FISHES AND FISH NAMES OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Repertorio ictionímico de la República Dominicana. Fascículo III: Labridae-Pomadasyidae, by Lysanne Coupal, Édith Bédard, Carmen Peguero, Ignacio Soldevila Durante, and collaborators Max Arturo Jiménez Sabater and Sergio Valdés. (1998, 519 pp). This volume introduces 62 species, representing 18 families from Labridae to Pomadasyidae, and includes keys of identification, description, nomenclature, data on ecology, ethology, geographical distribution, and first hand information on local production, consumption and popular uses in the Dominican Republic. Each species is illustrated by drawings and colour photos. The linguistic information provided on each species is the result of a systematical investigation in 47 selected fishing localities, with a total of 295 active fishermen. It consists of a list of vernacular names in use in each locality, a decreasing occurence frequency list, geolinguistic distribution maps and charts, and quotations by the fishermen. Common names, used in several countries with historical or ecological ties with the Dominican Republic are also included. Multilingual indexes complete the book written in Spanish. This work was conceived and realized for 2 purposes: 1. to complete FAO's catalogue in Area 31, as it was expressly suggested in Fisher (1978:4), and 2. to promote the Dominican fishing industry through better knowledge of fishing resources and variety. Available directly from: LIRD, Département de langues et linguistique, Université Laval, Québec, Canada G1K 7P4. Fax (418) 656-2622.

Payment in U.S. funds only for non-Canadians. Please make US$ money order or bank draft to the order of LIRD (Repertorio Ictionímico). Packaging and surface mail are included. Canadians must add $10 CDN for taxes and mail, and may pay by certified check.

PHYLOGENY AND CLASSIFICATION OF NEOTROPICAL FISHES. We are pleased to announce the publication of this work edited by L.R. Malabarba, R.E. Reis, R.P. Vari, Z.M.S. Lucena, and C.A.S. Lucena. The volume includes many of the contributions presented at the International Symposium on Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical Fishes, held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in July 1997. The book consists of 29 chapters dealing with the systematics, biogeography, and paleontology of most of the groups of Neotropical freshwater fishes. The first chapters provide overviews of the geological and paleontological evidence about the origin and evolution of the diversity of Neotropical fishes (Lundberg et al., Lundberg, M.C. Malabarba, and Gayet & Meunier). The remaining contributions focus on the phylogeny and diversity of the major groups of Recent Neotropical fishes. Overviews are presented for the Characiformes (Vari), Characidae (Weitzman & Malabarba), Siluriformes (de Pinna), Gymnotiformes (Campos-da-Paz & Albert), Atherinopsidae (Dyer), Cyprinodontiformes (Costa), and Cichlidae (Kullander). These papers, to varying degrees, incorporate new phylogenetic information on the reviewed taxa, sometimes integrating previously reported and new evidence to develop hypotheses of higher level relationships. Supplementing the overview papers are a series of contributions addressing phylogenetic questions ranging from the subgeneric to subordinal level in the Characiformes (Buckup, Langeani, Weitzman & Menezes, Malabarba, Vari & Harold, and Lucena & Menezes), Siluriformes (Soares-Porto, Reis, Montoya-Burgos et al., and Schaefer), Gymnotiformes (Albert &Campos-da-Paz and Alves-Gomes), Atherinomorpha (Ghedotti), and Perciformes (Farias et al. and Wimberger et al.). The value of sperm ultrastructure in assessing the relationships among groups of inseminating characids is demonstrated by Burns et al., and the utility of cytogenetic markers in providing information on the phylogenetic relationships among S. American fishes is discussed by Almeida-Toledo. Price is US$ 62.00 or R$ 76,00 (plus US$/R$ 6.00 for surface shipping or US$/R$ 22,00 for airmail). For orders, write to Edipucrs, Av. Ipiranga 6681, P.O.Box. 1429, 90619-900 Porto Alegre, Brazil, or email to edipucrs@music.pucrs.br (http://www.pucrs.br/edipucrs).

PROCEEDINGS OF THE 9th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF EUROPEAN ICHTHYOLOGISTS - "FISH BIODIVERSITY" Edited by P.G.Bianco & Coll., will be ready for distribution in November 1998. The proceedings will appear as an extra issue to the n. 65 (supplement 1) of "The Italian Journal of Zoology" (an International journal covered by Current Contents). The proceedings include 96 selected papers dealing with every aspect of fish diversity. Multidisciplinary approaches are used to interrelate the fields of behvavior, adaptations and morphology., environmental impacts, genetics and cytogenetics and other subjects as fisheries, fishing and aquaculture and palaeomtology. The book of proceedings, paperbound, of about 560 pp in A4 format, is available at cost of 110.00 US $ (P&P included). Order by ordinary mail or Fax (+39 059 262628) should be sent to: Mucchi Editore, Via Emilia Est 1527, I - 41100 MODENA (Italy).

SEAHORSES: AN IDENTIFICATION GUIDE TO THE WORLD'S SPECIES AND THEIR CONSERVATION. Lourie, S.A., A.C.J. Vincent and H.J. Hall. 224 pp. ISBN 0 9534693 0 1. Project Seahorse. In press. Available through NATURAL HISTORY BOOK SERVICE LTD, 2-3 Wills Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5XN, U.K. Tel +44 (1803) 865 913; Fax +44 (1803) 865 280; Email nhbs@nhbs.co.uk; Internet http://www.nhbs.co.uk - Based on original morphometric and genetic research, this book is the only currently available comprehensive treatment of seahorse species world-wide, and the first attempt at a global revision of the genus. Detailed background information introduces the fascinating biology of these unusual fishes, the threats that they face and conservation efforts that are underway. Available evidence suggests that population numbers in the wild are declining, yet we do not even know how many seahorse species there are. This book describes the group in clear, non-technical language with full illustrations, photographs, species distributions and a pictorial key. It is aimed at conservationists, researchers, museum curators, fishers, trade and Customs officials, aquarists and interested lay-people alike. Proceeds from the sale of the book will go to Project Seahorse's conservation initiatives for seahorses, their relatives and their habitats around the world.

SPECIAL PUBLICATION DESCRIBING NEW CHONDRICHTHYANS. A large, dedicated volume (provisionally in the MUSORSTOM series) is expected to be published in 2000 to reduce the large backlog of undescribed sharks and rays. With descriptions of 50 or more new taxa expected, it will be a major taxonomic treatise on these groups. Several specialists have already offered to contribute but others interested in submitting papers are encouraged to contact either B. Seret or P. Last (addresses herein) for more details.